Addressing Human Resource Issues in Applied Research Bob Maher Senior Research Scientist Applied Geomatics Research Group Centre of Geographic Sciences.

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Addressing Human Resource Issues in Applied Research Bob Maher Senior Research Scientist Applied Geomatics Research Group Centre of Geographic Sciences Nova Scotia Community College Middleton, Nova Scotia

Challenges Intellectual Property Hiring Practices Workload distribution Funding

Background Context What is the Applied Geomatics Research Group ? Started in January 2000 Now has staff of seventeen Composition: 1 Senior Research Scientist 1 Research Scientist 1 Research Faculty 8 Graduate students 4 Contract researchers 1 Administrative Support 1 Technical Support

Types of Staffing Research Scientist (January 2000) Management, non-union Full time research Permanent Reclassification underway

Types of Staffing Research Faculty (January 2000) Union position Permanent 50% Research ; 50% Teaching

Types of Staffing Graduate students (September 2000) In AGR program Two semesters Research Stipend $12 –15k No graduate degree

Types of Staffing Contract Researchers (August 2002) Casual Term, full time position Administrative Support (August 2002) Term, full time position Funded under AIF/CFI Technical Support (December 2002) Term, full time position Funded under AIF/CFI

New Hires Two Research Scientists under AIF Four year contract

Issues Intellectual Property Hiring Practices Workload Distribution Funding

Intellectual Property University model College model Requirements under AIF

Hiring Practices Research Scientists Support Staff Graduate Students Contract Researchers

Workload Distribution Research Scientist Mix of research and teaching Meet academic standards of universities Meet technical standards of industry

Funding CFI: infrastructure only AIF: collaborate with private sector CIHR: collaborate with university NSERC: collaborate with university SSHRC: collaborate with university

Funding Species at Risk Atlantic Canada Petroleum Institute Government contract: DRDC CSA/DFO Joint Partnership agreement Sustainable Community Initiatives: SIPT

Conclusions Changing very fast Numerous funding opportunities Making HR changes at NSCC Research v Teaching Contract v Academic research New relationship with private sector Challenging traditional university research model

Conclusions Applied Geomatics Research Group (AGRG) At COGS is unique within NSCC Built upon 20 years of post-graduate technical diploma teaching HR concerns affect all Community Colleges